Applies to
- Mayor and City Council departments
- Boards and commissions
No local official or employee shall be the immediate supervisor, or that supervisor's immediate supervisor, of a related person; a local official or employee of the city shall not influence or attempt to influence the hiring, transfer, suspension, promotion, discharge, reward, discipline, or the adjustment of grievances of a related person; a local official or employee of the City shall not influence or attempt to influence the awarding of a City contract to a related person.
Council approval: March 21, 2003, Ordinance 2003-034
Last revised: February 11, 2005, Ordinance 2005-010
The Nepotism Policy is intended to mirror Section 15.160 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances, Ethics in Government which include a prohibition against nepotism in the workplace.
No local official or employee shall be the immediate supervisor, or that supervisor’s immediate supervisor, of a related person. The Human Resources Department will work with the affected related persons to resolve violations of this provision that exist because of existing supervisory relationships.
A local official or employee of the city shall not influence or attempt to influence the hiring, transfer, suspension, promotion, discharge, reward, discipline, or the adjustment of grievances of a related person.
A local official or employee of the city shall not influence, or attempt to influence the awarding of a city contract to a related person. No local official or employee shall be responsible for managing a city contract with a related person.
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